On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty

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Autor(a) principal: Eberl, Oliver
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Rödl, Florian
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
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Resumo: Transnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra.
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spelling On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereigntySobre a economia política da transnacionalização da soberania popularEconomia PolíticaTransnacionalizaçãoSoberania PopularDemocraciaJürgen HabermasPolitical EconomicsTransnationalizationPopular SovereigntyJürgen HabermasDemocracyTransnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra.A transnacionalização da soberania popular é a resposta de Jürgen Habermas para o fenômeno da “constelação pós-nacional”. A posição de Habermas sobre a constitucionalização supranacional foi criticada, sob a perspectiva da soberania popular, pelo teórico da ciência política Ingeborg Maus. Até agora, na visão da “teoria democrática de maior interesse” esse debate se manteve focado em articular propostas de designs institucionais ou procedimentais, ou em criticar articulações já existentes. No entanto, a discussão acabou negligenciando o aspecto fundamental do acesso democrático efetivo à esfera econômica. Esse artigo tem por objetivo fortalecer a teoria da soberania popular ao tratar das duas posições concorrentes, sob a visão da econômica política, em um contexto do “Novo Constitucionalismo”. Mostramos que a ideia de Maus para restringir o “Novo Constitucionalismo” aos acordos internacionais, sem instituições supranacionais, acaba se deparando com as mesmas questões de igualdade entre Estados com que Habermas lida em seu projeto de “Um governo global sem governante”. Nós mostramos também, que uma unificação mais profunda da Europa, como Habermas idealizou, acaba enfraquecida por obstáculos estruturais da Economia capitalista, que o autor não leva em conta. Portanto, os dois modelos, mesmo que em posições contrárias, possuem problemas em comum. A conclusão que obtivemos é a de que a teoria da soberania popular precisa opor, ao mesmo tempo, desafios de cunho “legitimador” e “sócio-econômicos”. ------------------------------- Artigo apresentado no Seminário de Pesquisa ARENA, do Centro de Estudos Europeu em Oslo. Somos gratos aos comentários dos participantes, especialmente Erik O. Eriksen e John Erik Forssum, assim como os comentários em versões prévias de Hans-Jurgen Bieling e Martin Höpner. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
Sobre a economia política da transnacionalização da soberania popular
title On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
spellingShingle On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
Eberl, Oliver
Economia Política
Transnacionalização
Soberania Popular
Democracia
Jürgen Habermas
Political Economics
Transnationalization
Popular Sovereignty
Jürgen Habermas
Democracy
title_short On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
title_full On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
title_fullStr On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
title_full_unstemmed On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
title_sort On the political economy of the transnationalization of popular sovereignty
author Eberl, Oliver
author_facet Eberl, Oliver
Rödl, Florian
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author2 Rödl, Florian
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Eberl, Oliver
Rödl, Florian
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Economia Política
Transnacionalização
Soberania Popular
Democracia
Jürgen Habermas
Political Economics
Transnationalization
Popular Sovereignty
Jürgen Habermas
Democracy
topic Economia Política
Transnacionalização
Soberania Popular
Democracia
Jürgen Habermas
Political Economics
Transnationalization
Popular Sovereignty
Jürgen Habermas
Democracy
description Transnationalization of popular sovereignty is Jürgen Habermas’ answer to the “postnational constellation”. His position of a supranational constitutionalization has been critized from the perspective of popular sovereignty by political theorist Ingeborg Maus. Although from the view of democratic theory of highest interest, this debate has so far focused primarily on articulating prospective institutional and procedural designs or criticizing existing ones but has neglected to sufficiently address the problem of effective democratic access to the economic sphere. The aim of this paper is to strengthen popular sovereignty theory by confronting the two competing positions with insights from political economy on the background of the “new constitutionalism”. We show that Maus’ idea to cut back “new constitutionalism” to the form of international agreements without supranational institutions runs into the same problems of equality between states that Habermas faces with his idea of “global governance without government”. We show also that a further unification of Europe as envisioned by Habermas is undermined by structural obstacles of capitalist economy that Habermas does not take into account. Therefore, both models, although contrary positions, share similar problems. It is our result that popular sovereignty theory must counter legitimatory and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously. -------------------------- This manuscript has been presented at the Research Seminar of ARENA, Centre for European Studies in Oslo. We are grateful for comments by the participants, especially Erik O. Eriksen and John Erik Fossum, and for comments on earlier drafts by Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Martin Höpner. Translated by Daniela Serra.
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